The above shows an incredible misunderstanding of both history and reality.

The history: The immigrants of yesteryear were people who came here looking for honest (but usually hard) work. They built and worked and strove and sacrificed. Those are the kind of immigrants that we had. Not only that but they came here legally. They weren't looking for a handout or a free ride.

The reality: Today's immigrant population doesn't look like that as a whole. We have widespread ﻿illegal﻿ immigration and a huge, massive number of illegal immigrants who bring crime and steal via tax fraud and free handouts. This is the immigration that the right doesn't want anything to do with. Legal immigrants looking to come here the right way and work hard? They're welcome.

Your argument is flawed. There really was no such thing as illegal immigration before 1875. You go figure...

Your understanding is flawed. You could still come to this country without being registered for citizenship but pretty much no one did. Additionally, I didn't say anything whatsoever about a specific year.